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For comments and/or suggestions, please contact us at [email protected] Available for shipment to the contiguous states unless prohibited by the Department of Agriculture. Check item for further restrictions. Care Instructions Orange Trees are great indoor and outdoor patio plants. Trees are self-pollinating both indoors and outdoors, so only one tree is needed to produce fruit. For best results: In the Spring: Move your potted tree outdoors into full sun when the threat of frost is past. In the Fall: Bring your potted tree back indoors before the frost season begins. Orange Trees will adapt well to growing in the container provided. Citrus trees require at least 6 hours of sunlight per day to thrive. Orange Smoothie ½ cup fresh squeezed orange juice ¼ cup milk 2 tablespoons sugar 8 ice cubes Orange slices or orange rind twists for garnish Directions: Combine all ingredients in blender cup. Blend until smooth, scraping down sides of blender as needed. Use orange slices or orange rind twists to garnish glasses. Serve immediately. Fertilize regularly with high nitrogen formula, 5-3-3 ratio. Water thoroughly while letting the surface soil dry between watering. Do not overwater. Prune by pinching back the tips of new growth toward the interior branches. Remove any new growth or stems near the soil. As the tree grows over the years, transplant to larger, well-draining containers if needed. Citrus trees are self-pollinating varieties indoors and outdoors. Plant Type: Citrus Bloom Time: Spring-Summer Shipped Size: 12-24” tall Mature height: As desired by pruning Origin: Product of USA; grown from cultivated stock Light: Prefers sunny location Hardiness: Zones 9-12 outdoors, but will require protection if temperatures fall below freezing; all zones indoors Zones 9-12 Orange Tree If you’ve longed to enjoy the sweet scent and delicious flavor of an orange freshly picked from your own tree, that long-awaited dream can now come true! It’s easy to grow an orange tree indoors, on a patio, on a deck, on a porch, or even on a balcony of a city high-rise. The sweet, delectable fruit is perfect for eating fresh off the tree and for juicing. Fragrant white blossoms appear in spring among the glossy, evergreen foliage, and fruit ripens 7 to 10 months later. The trees are self-pollinating, so only one is needed to produce fruit. And, you can maintain the tree at any size you desire simply by pruning it.

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For comments and/or suggestions, please contact us at [email protected]

Available for shipment to the contiguous states unless prohibited by the Department of Agriculture. Check item for further restrictions.

Care InstructionsOrange Trees are great indoor and outdoor patio plants. Trees are self-pollinating both indoors and outdoors, so only one tree is needed to produce fruit.

For best results:In the Spring: Move your potted tree outdoors into full sun when the threat of frost is past.

In the Fall: Bring your potted tree back indoors before the frost season begins.

Orange Trees will adapt well to growing in the container provided. Citrus trees require at least 6 hours of sunlight per day to thrive.

Orange Smoothie½ cup fresh squeezed

orange juice¼ cup milk2 tablespoons sugar8 ice cubes Orange slices or orange

rind twists for garnish

Directions: Combine all ingredients in blender cup. Blend until smooth, scraping down sides of blender as needed.

Use orange slices or orange rind twists to garnish glasses.

Serve immediately.

Fertilize regularly with high nitrogen formula, 5-3-3 ratio. Water thoroughly while letting the surface soil dry between watering. Do not overwater.

Prune by pinching back the tips of new growth toward the interior branches. Remove any new growth or stems near the soil.

As the tree grows over the years, transplant to larger, well-draining containers if needed. Citrus trees are self-pollinating varieties indoors and outdoors.

Plant Type: Citrus

Bloom Time: Spring-Summer

Shipped Size: 12-24” tall

Mature height: As desired by pruning

Origin: Product of USA;

grown from cultivated stock

Light: Prefers sunny location

Hardiness: Zones 9-12 outdoors, but will require protection if temperatures fall below freezing; all zones indoors

Zones 9-12

Orange TreeIf you’ve longed to enjoy the sweet scent and delicious flavor of an orange freshly picked from your own tree, that long-awaited dream can now come true! It’s easy to grow an orange tree indoors, on a patio, on a deck, on a porch, or even on a balcony of a city high-rise. The sweet, delectable fruit is perfect for eating fresh off the tree and for juicing.

Fragrant white blossoms appear in spring among the glossy, evergreen foliage, and fruit ripens 7 to 10 months later. The trees are self-pollinating, so only one is needed to produce fruit. And, you can maintain the tree at any size you desire simply by pruning it.